Tascam 2488neo Bedienungsanleitung

24 8 8 n e o D 010 4 4 5 2 0 A OWNER' S M A N UA L[...]

IM PORT ANT S AFET Y PRE C A UT IONS 2 T ASCAM 2488n eo The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within equilateral triangle, is intended t[...]

IM PORT ANT S AFET Y INSTRU C TIONS T ASCAM 2488 ne o 3 1 Read these instructions. 2 Keep these instructions. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow all instructions. 5 Do not use this apparatus near water . 6 Clean only with dry cloth. 7 Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufactur er's instructions. 8 Do not instal[...]

4 T ASCAM 2488 ne o This p roduct ha s bee n designe d and manu facture d acco rding to FD A regul ations “ title 2 1 , CFR, c hapter 1 , subc hapter J, based o n the Radiation Co ntrol for Heal th and Safet y Act of 1 9 68, ” and i s class ified a s a clas s 1 laser p roduct . There is n o haz ardous invis- ible las er radiatio n during ope ra[...]

1 − Introduc tions ............................... 8 Supplied acces sories ................................ 8 Use with a pe rsonal com puter ................ 8 About this Owner' s Manual .................... 9 Manual con ven tions ................................. 9 Precaut ions and note s for placement an d use .............................[...]

Editing mi c effec ts .......................................... 4 0 Mult i- ef fec t ............................................. 4 1 As signing t he multi -ef fec t ............................. 4 1 Editing th e multi- ef fec t ................................. 4 1 Using t he multi - effec t librar y ........................ 4 1 Saving multi - e[...]

CD - RW erase ........................................... 78 CD E JEC T .................................................. 78 9 − Reforma tting ............................. 79 Reformat ting the en tire hard disk ....... 79 Reformat ting T ASC AM pa rtition s ......... 80 Reformat ting the FA T p artitio n ............ 80 1 0 − Fi le impor t /e[...]

8 T ASCAM 2488 ne o Th an k you f or pu rchasi ng the 24 -t rack TASC A M 2488neo Digit al P or t ast ud io . With t his a ll-in- one dig ital mult itr ack recor der , you can re cord, m ix a nd ma ster aud io on an 80GB ha rd disk a nd ma ke audio and ba ckup CD s with t he int er nal C D-R W d r iv e. Before conne cti ng and u sing t he un it, pl[...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 9 1 − In troduc ti on s Th is O wne r's Manu al is compr ised of the follo wi ng chap - te rs. 1 – Intro duc tions (p age 8) In a ddit ion to an over view of the u nit and i nfor mat ion about CD -R /CD -R W d iscs a nd other feat u res, t his ch apter explain s the st r uct u re of th is Ow ner 's Guide and de scr i[...]

1 0 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 1 − In troduc ti on s Precauti ons and notes for pl acement and use The 2488neo may be u sed i n most ar eas, but t o mai ntai n top pe rfor ma nce, and p ro long oper ati ng life, obser ve t he fo llowi ng notes, pre cautions a nd envi ron ment al condit ions: A void exposing it to ext re mes of tempe rat u re and • hum i[...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 11 1 − In troduc ti on s About fi nal izing Alt hough aud io dat a may be w rit ten on a C D-R or CD -R W dis c, a sta nda rd CD play er w ill not be able to rea d the d ata (i. e. pla y back t he audio ) u nti l a f ina l *TOC has be en w rit- ten at t he st ar t of the di sc. *TOC: T a ble o f c ontent s In for mat ion of r ec[...]

12 T ASCA M 2488n eo 2 − Se tting up and b as ic k no wl edge 2 − Se tting up and b as ic k no wl edge Setting up the 24 88neo F i rst , f ind a f lat level sur face for t he 2488 neo wh ich is st abl e a nd can not be jogged or jo lted e asily . Th is should be a h ard su r face. Do not put the 2488neo on a car pet or f u r nish ing s, as t hi[...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 13 2 − Se tting up and b as ic k no wl edge Ba sic k nowledg e Before using t his u nit , p leas e read a nd u nderst and t he f un - da ment al pr inciples explaine d in t his se ction Th is u nit re cords aud io dat a and ot her song in form ation on an 80 GB inte r nal ha rd disk t hat is d ivided i nto multiple par t itions.[...]

1 4 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 2 − Se tting up and b as ic k no wl edge 2 T ur n the J O G / D ATA d ial u nti l the DISK item is hi ghl ig hted , and then press the YES/ENTER k e y. The DISK menu appears. 3 Use the J O G / D ATA d ial u nti l the SELECT item is hi ghl ig hted , and then press the YES/ENTER k e y. The par tit ion l ist appea rs on the scr[...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 15 2 − Se tting up and b as ic k no wl edge ª Navigation T o nav igate in si de t he 2488 neo sc reen s, us e the CURSOR keys to mov e the c ur sor . ª YES/ENTER k ey T o do a n act ion, to ente r a sub -menu or to a nswer “ y es” to a que stion. W e wi ll oft en refer to th is a s just the YES/ENTER k e y. ª NO /EX IT ke[...]

16 T ASCAM 248 8ne o 2 − Se tting up and b as ic k no wl edge Many keys have two f un ctions: the f i rst is w r itt en i n nor - mal ( whit e ) t yp e, and t he second is w r itt en u nder th is i n white on a g re en backg rou nd. T o ac cess t hese sec ond shif te d f unct ions: 1 Pre ss the SHIF T key so that the indic ator lig hts. 2 Pre ss [...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 17 3 − Name s and fun c ti ons of t he 2488neo T op panel Input channel section Cont rols f or t he 8 input cha nnels ( A – H ) . I nput sign als can be as si g ned to t he t rack m ixer or sub m ixer.  PHA NTOM switch T u r ns pha ntom power for the XLR input jack s on input chan nels A – D ON and OFF . T u r n th is swi[...]

1 8 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 3 − Name s and fun c ti ons of t he 2488neo Effec ts section The se 3 keys acce ss effect f u nction s. See “ 6–Eff ects ” on page 3 9 for deta ils.  MUL T I ( TUNE R) key Pre ss th is key to ope n the M U L T I EFFECT s cree n. T o as si g n the mu lti-ef f ec t to an i nput or mi xer chan nel, pres s and hold do w[...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 19 3 − Name s and fun c ti ons of t he 2488neo Monit or Section The se cont rols adjust the out put sign al sent to t he PHONES out put jack on the f ront pa nel and the MONITOR OUTPUT jack on t he rear p anel. See “Mon itori ng” on page 36 f or det ails.  MON ITOR LE VEL k nob Adj u sts the level o f the out put sign al.[...]

20 T ASCA M 2 48 8ne o 3 − Name s and fun c ti ons of t he 2488neo Locate section Use these keys to s et and locat e the ed it points. Se e page 50 for detai ls.  LOCA TE (SE T ) key Pre ss th is key by itself to ope n the M A R K LIS T sc reen th at sho ws ma rk point s. Pre ss and hold th is key and pre ss the IN , OUT , FR OM , or TO key to[...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 21 3 − Name s and fun c ti ons of t he 2488neo Mix down and Masteri ng section  BOU NCE key T u r ns bou nce mode ON a nd OFF .  MIX DOWN /MA STER ING key Use to recor d the ma ster t ra ck ( see “ Maste ri ng and C D Recorde r” on page 69 ). T ranspor t k ey s In a ddit ion to the ord in ar y ope rat ion o f i ndiv id[...]

22 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 3 − Name s and fun c ti ons of t he 2488neo PHON ES jack  Con nect st ereo he adphones he re to li sten t o the mon i - tor out put. PUNC H jack  Con nect a TASC A M R C- 30P or other foot pe dal t o cont rol punch in a nd pu nch out. E XPRES SION j ack  Con nect a BOSS EV - 5 or othe r f oot vol u me ped al[...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 23 3 − Name s and fun c ti ons of t he 2488neo POWER sw itch  T u r n the 2488neo power ON and OFF . Fo l lo w shut down pro cedu res b ef ore t u r ni ng pow er OFF ( see “ Shut down” on page 1 3 ). ~  IN ja ck Con nect t he included p o wer cord. MID I OUT ja ck  Send s Prog ram C hange a nd Contr o l Ch [...]

24 T ASCAM 2488 ne o Th is exa mpl e shows ho w to re cord a rhy th m g uit ar, f ollo wed by record ing a n acc ompanyi ng lead g u itar. Th is is a simple recor di ng, but the same p rocedu re s also apply to more com - plicated re cordi ngs, so please r ead t his se ction ca ref ully . Setting up y our first song T o ma ke su re we star t w ith [...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 25 4 − Re cord in g The 2488neo ha s an i nter n al met ronome th at can play a click accord ing to t he met ronome set ti ngs or te mpo map set ti ngs. T he in itial set t ing is a si mp le met ronome mode ( f ree met ronome mode ). Use the fo llowi ng proce dur es to set t he met ronome to 2/ 4 ti me wit h a tempo of = 1 0 0. [...]

26 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 4 − Re cord in g W e ass ume t hat you ’ r e record ing t he rhyt h m gu ita r to st ar t wit h, and t hat you wil l be record ing it on t ra ck 1 . Note that i nputs on t he 2488neo are let te red f rom A th rou gh H . Tracks a re nu mbered f rom 1 t h rough 24. I nput H is spe cial on the 2488neo — it is duplicated at t[...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 27 4 − Re cord in g 8 Use the cursor keys and the d ial to move around the di splay and change values. The set t ing s are shown as numbers and a s a graph. Use the on-s creen SW on the left side of the d isplay ( or use SHIF T and YES/ENTER to t urn the EQ on, a nd use SHIF T and NO/EXIT to tur n the EQ off ) to com - pare the [...]

28 T ASCA M 2488n eo 4 − Re cord in g No w we can re cord the lea d g uita r li ne. W e w ill a dd an ef fect to t he lead g uit ar to m ake it sound a l ittle more i ntere sti ng. TIP Y ou c an also pe r form aud io edit s, c utt ing, c opying and pa sting be twe en trac ks , etc . to cor rec t smal l mis- takes . The se ope rations ar e explai [...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 29 The 2488neo m ixer is e quippe d with 8 i nputs ( A – H ), 24 p lay - back t ra cks, a nd 2 effect ret u r ns for a tot al of 3 4 cha n nels. 4 of the 8 input s ( A – D ) have combine d MIC/LINE inputs t hat can a cce pt both X LR jacks a nd sta nda rd 1/ 4 ” TRS jack s. The se can a lso supply +48 V pha ntom pow er. Inpu[...]

30 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 5 − Mi x er If a n input or cha n nel SELECT key is held do w n, t he assig ned CHANNEL ( or INPUT ) key f lashe s. Pre ss the other key t o brea k the as si g n ment. NOTE As signing a nd unassi gning lin ked chann els (see “ Li n k- ing c hannel s” on page 3 3) works i n much t he same way as for si ngle c hannels . Pr [...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 31 5 − Mi x er In t hi s sect ion, we exp lai n the cha n nel fu nct ions of the 2488neo ’ s mi xer . The r ecorder t r ack chan nels ( 1–24 ) a nd input cha n nels have s i mila r f unc tions, s o w e explai n them togethe r as cha nnel f u nction s. Stereo bu s f unct ions a re explaine d on page 3 3 . Channel functions EQ[...]

32 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 5 − Mi x er The re is one ste reo “loop” send (using the i nter nal effect s ) in a ddit ion two effect se nds ( u sing t he exter n al EFFECT S END S jacks ) for each cha n nel. P le ase see “Sing le e f f ec t” on pa ge 4 2 for detai ls about the u se of the int er nal si ngle effect. Pre ss the cha n nel ’ s SE L[...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 33 5 − Mi x er The MUTE keys f or ea ch chan nel also ser ve as solo keys (s e e “Soloing and t oggle” on page 3 7 ). W hen a cha nnel’ s MUTE key is presse d ( when soloing is not act iv e ), the or ange i ndicator lig hts, a nd the sou nd f rom th at chan nel is not sent to t he stere o bus. T he chan nel ’ s recor di [...]

34 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 5 − Mi x er Pre ss the S TEREO key to o pen t he scree n belo w . As w ith the cha n nel fader sc reen , the on- scree n fade r can- not be use d to ma ke adjust ments. A lso note t hat the i nter- nal fa der value a nd the top pa nel physi cal fa der posit ion may not cor res pond ( see “ F aders ” on page 32 ). In t hi [...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 35 5 − Mi x er A pai r of tra cks ca n be routed for d ire ct out put th rough t he a nalog STEREO OUT jacks ( a nd the D IGIT A L OUT ). W hi le the above screen is show n, if you use t he J O G / D ATA dial t o select li n ked or pai red t rack s ( 1/2–23 /24), the t rack signa l bypa sses t he mi xer and ste reo fa ders a n[...]

36 T ASCA M 2488n eo 5 − Mi x er Monitor i ng is a vita l par t of the whole recordi ng and m as- ter i ng proce ss. The 2488neo provide s stere o monitor i ng facil ities t hr ough a n exter n al amplif ier/ s pea kers combi na- tion, a s we ll a s head phones. The level f or the se t w o mon i- tor ing s ystem s is set usi ng the MONITOR LEVEL [...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 37 5 − Mi x er Sol oing and toggl e If you press t he SO LO key to t he upper r ight of the STE REO fade r , the i ndicat or lights a nd sol o mode a cti- vates. I n solo mode, the t ra ck chan nel MUTE/SOLO keys f unc tion as S OLO keys, allowing you to mon itor just the t rack cha n nel s ig nals of y ou r choi ce. The MUTE/SO[...]

38 T ASCA M 2488n eo 5 − Mi x er If t he fader m atchi ng set ti ng is change d from t he fact or y set ti ng R EA L, to J U M P or CA TCH as de scr ibed below , the n fader d at a wil l be recal led togethe r with sc enes. Im me diately af ter re call , thoug h, the physical fade r posi- tions m ay not match the i nter n al fade r values and t h[...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 39 Th is chapt er explai ns the i nse r t effects a nd mi xdown effect s ( single effec ts ) t hat can b e applied to i ndividu al m ic and g u itar i nputs. In a ddit ion to in ser t effec ts and si ngle effect s, th is un it also has a bu ilt-in dy nam ics proce ssor for the ste reo bus. Please see “ Ste reo dy na mics ” on [...]

40 T AS CAM 2488n eo 6 − E f fe ct s 1 When the M I CX4 key is pres sed ( regard les s of whether eig ht o r four m ic effec ts hav e bee n select- ed), and the S ELECT key of the input or track is presse d, the M IC EFFECT s creen is shown: 2 Pre ss the SEL ECT or INPUT key for the track or input channel to a ssig n the mic ef fect t o it. The M[...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 41 6 − E f fe ct s The mu lti-ef fect is as si g ned i n the sa me way as the m ic effect s : pre ss and hold the M U LT I key and pr ess t he input or chan nel SE LEC T key . A ny input or cha nnel a ssigned when the M U LT I key is f ir st press ed f lashe s. Unassig ni ng the mult i-effec t f ollows the same pr ocedu re: pres[...]

42 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 6 − E f fe ct s Sa ving mult i- ef fect settings Y ou can save an e dited se tt ing a s a user s ett i ng in the l ibra r y . 1 When the M U L T I EFF ECT screen i s vi sible, pres s the YES/ENTER key to open the MU L TI EF FECT LI BR ARY screen. 2 Use the Ó / Á cursor keys to sel ect S AV E . 3 Use the J O G / D ATA d ial [...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 43 6 − E f fe ct s Th is is not rea lly an ef f ec t, but use s one o f the ef fect keys. Pre ss the sh if ted M U LT I key t o bri ng up the T U N ER scr een. The t u ner is u sed w ith the sig nal f rom in put H ( rese r ved for gu ita rs and ba sses ). I t can not be u sed w ith any othe r input. W he n a note is play ed , th[...]

44 T AS CAM 2488n eo Loadi ng a song T o load a pr eviously -saved song f rom di sk ( the c ur re nt song wi ll be w r itte n to di sk automat ically when the s ong is loaded): 1 Pre ss the MENU key to open the MEN U screen. Use the cursor keys to s elect the SONG item, a nd then press the YES/ENTER k e y. 2 At the SON G menu, use the cur sor keys [...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 45 7 − Re corder Er asing a song T o f ree up s pace on a d isk par t ition, a nd delete a song or songs, you should per form t he fo llowi ng oper ations: 1 Pre ss the MENU key to open the MEN U screen. Use the cursor keys to s elect the SONG item, a nd then press the YES/ENTER k e y. 2 At the SON G menu, use the cur sor keys t[...]

46 T ASCA M 2 48 8ne o 7 − Re corder Cop y ing songs As well as copy ing songs , so that you can work on a nother version o f t hem, you can al so use t his me nu i te m as a to o l to back up songs t o anothe r par t ition (you can a lso back up to CD -R or per sonal comput er, b ut t his is a se par ate pro cess ). 1 Pre ss the MENU key to open[...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 47 7 − Re corder Setting the pla yback position The 2488neo provide s y ou wit h a numbe r o f ways to set the p osition from wh ich p layback st ar t s when you press t he P L AY k e y. Some of these a re desc rib ed in t he sect ion on location oper ations. T he ways of sett ing t he pla yba ck point which invol ve the t ra ns[...]

48 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 7 − Re corder T o posit ion the pla yba ck point precis el y , you can “ jo g” t he playback position, u sing the d ial. As you mo ve back ward s and for war ds th roug h the re cord ing, you can hea r the recor ded sou nd at sl ow spee d, eithe r back ward or for ward , dep endi ng on the d ire ction you are t u r n ing [...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 49 7 − Re corder PUNC H recordi ng T o d rop i nto record mo de while playi ng back: 1 Ar m one or mo re t racks by pressi ng thei r REC keys. Thei r ind icators s tar t to f lash. 2 Star t play ing back a song by pressi ng the P L AY key . The P L AY i ndicator w i ll l ig ht. 3 Pre ss the RECO RD key . The RECORD ind icator w [...]

50 T ASCA M 2 48 8ne o 7 − Re corder Locating to the poi nts Simply press t he IN , OUT , TO or FRO M key to locate to t he approp riat e point. IN, OU T , TO and FROM poin ts The I N, OU T , TO a nd FR OM point s are sp ecial ma rk s use d f or va rious 2488neo f u nction s. Repeat playback and auto pu nch use t he I N/ OUT poi nts, a nd tr ack [...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 51 7 − Re corder Activ e mark s If t he song pla y position pa sses a ma rk du r ing playback, the m ark’ s t itle appea rs on t he scre en. T he mar k whose title is shown on t he scre en is cal led the “ act iv e ma rk. ” Th is ac tive mark ca n be ac cesse d easily for titli ng, deletion and e diti ng, as explai ned bel[...]

52 T AS CAM 2488n eo 7 − Re corder Th is pro cess is somet ime s refer red to a s t ri m mi ng. Th is is a sim ila r proce ss to the jog position ing of the playback point ( s ee “ Jog positioni ng” on page 48 ), ex cept t hat i n th is oper ation, t he f i nal position is st ored as t he position of the act ive mark. Y ou can ed it the ac ti[...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 53 7 − Re corder E ver y t ime a ma rk is stor ed, it is ent ered i nto t he list, a nd ever y ti me a ma rk is deleted , it is remov ed f rom t he list. Use the M A R K LIS T to locat e, era se, and a dd titles t o mark s. Note that t hi s list ca nnot b e used t o edit ma rk position s. T o see t he list , press t he L O C AT [...]

54 T ASCA M 2 488 ne o 7 − Re corder As well as t he ABS a nd MTC t im ings jus t descr ibe d, it is possible to locate t o a “musical” ti me, when the d isplay shows bars ( mea su res ) a nd beat s, and t he 2488neo is sy n- ch roni zed to a t empo m ap . 1 Make sure the t ranspor t is stoppe d. Y ou can not perfor m this d i rect loc ation [...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 55 7 − Re corder A uto punch o per ations Pu nch ope rat ions allow y ou to st ar t a nd stop re cord- ing at pr edef ine d point s, and t hese ca n be automat ed, a s desc rib ed here. W hen auto pu nch recor di ng begi ns, playback st ar ts at p re- roll point some t ime b ef or e record ing is d ue to st ar t, t he punch -in [...]

56 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 7 − Re corder Rehearsi ng the pu nch Alt hough you do not hav e to u se the rehe ars al feat ur e ( s ee “Rehea rsing r ecord ing” on page 50 ) wit h the auto pu nch, it’ s probably a good idea t o rehear se most pu nch record ings a few ti mes before mak i ng a ta ke . 1 With the AUTO PUNC H ind icator l it, and a t ra[...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 57 7 − Re corder Recordi ng the p unch W hen you are hap py with t he rehea rsed pu nch mate ria l, you record the pu nch i n the fo llowi ng way: 1 Pre ss the RHSL key so that the indi cator goes out. 2 Pre ss and hold the RECO RD key and press the P L AY k e y. The d isplay sho ws • TAKE . Pla yba ck sta r ts at t he pre-rol[...]

58 T ASCA M 2488n eo 7 − Re corder Making a bounce mi x 1 Pre ss the BOUNCE key . The key l ights , and BOUNCE MODE appears on the home screen . 2 Sele ct the dest i nation. P ress the R EC keys fo r a sin gle t rack ( mono bounce ), or t wo tracks (or a stereo t rack) fo r a stere o bounce. NOTE In b ounc e mode , until you pr ess th e REC key f[...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 59 7 − Re corder The t r ack ed iting f u nct ions available on the 2488neo are: COPY • ∑ PA S T E COPY FROM • ∑ TO COPY • ∑ I NS E RT M OV E • ∑ PA S T E M OV E • ∑ I NS E RT OPE N • CUT • SI LE NC E • CLONE T R A CK • CLEA N OUT • See t he sect ions belo w for deta ils of ho w to u se these f u nc[...]

6 0 T AS CAM 2488n eo 7 − Re corder CO PY ® PA S T E Th is f u nction t akes t he sect ion o f a t rack or t ra cks ma rked by the I N a nd OUT point s, copies it, and plac es it at the TO point on t he chosen t ra ck or tr acks. T he or igin al sour ce is left u ncha nged. OUT IN TO OUT IN TO The c opy oper ation ov er w r ites a nyt hi ng whic[...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 61 7 − Re corder CO PY ® INSERT Th is f u nction t akes t he sect ion o f a t rack or t ra cks ma rked by the I N a nd OUT point s, copies it, and plac es it on the chosen t ra ck or tr acks , in ser ti ng it as new mat er ial, st ar t ing at the TO poi nt. OUT IN TO OUT IN TO The or igi nal sou rce is lef t unch anged. The i n[...]

62 T ASCA M 2488n eo 7 − Re corder CUT In t hi s oper ation the aud io mater ial af t er the OU T point is mov ed for ward t o the I N poi nt. OUT IN IN The s ource a nd dest in ation ar e the sa me, and af te r the oper ation, t he mate r ial which fo llow ed t he OUT poi nt no w mov ed to follow the I N point. Mat er ial which was b etwee n the[...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 63 7 − Re corder Th is deletes a ll the aud io mater ial i n the select ed t ra ck or t rack s. The I N a nd OUT poi nts do not have any mean i ng here. The re is on ly one value that you can cha nge : Src . T rk Selects t he t rack s f or er asi ng the aud io data . Y ou can s el ect a si ngle t rack ( 1 t h rough 24), a pair o[...]

64 T ASCA M 2488n eo 7 − Re corder UNDO and RE DO Undoing and redoing actions 1 Pre ss the UNDO /REDO key and a lis t of the o pera - t ions that y ou hav e done since the st ar t of the song is shown on scree n : The f i rst act ion ( ST ART UP ) at the bottom of the di splay is numbered 0, a nd all t he acti ons after th is ( above this) are th[...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 65 7 − Re corder Here’ s an ext re mel y simpli f ied example th at extr emely u nli kely that you ’ d work th is way , but it shows the pr in - ciples i nvo lved : Lead vocal 2nd take Lead vocal correction Lead vocal Retake of guitar solo bridge section Guitar solo Piano (second part) Piano Scratch vocal take Bass line Copy[...]

66 T AS CAM 2488n eo 7 − Re corder Up to now , we have descr ibe d the 2488neo as a 24 -t ra ck recor der bec ause it can playback up t o 24 tr acks si multa ne - ously . I n fact , how ever , ea ch song may contai n up to 250 t rack s, which we call “ v ir t u al t rack s. ” Up to 24 of the se vi r t ual t r acks m ay be assigne d to playbac[...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 67 7 − Re corder vi r t ual t r acks t hat cont ain t he bass t a kes to th re e phys i- cal t ra cks and t hen u se the fa ders a nd MUTE/SOLO keys to list en to e ach of them i n tu r n ( for simplicit y , the se illu str ations show only t he f ir st eight t rack s ). Virtual tracks (drums) Virtual tracks (different takes of [...]

68 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 7 − Re corder Pitc h 1 Pre ss and hold the PITC H/ SS A k e y. The i ndicator l ight s and the di splay ch anges: 2 If the PITCH CONT R OL sec ti on at the left of the screen i s not acti v e (it is not sur rounded by the thick - er frame), press the Ó key to mo ve the cursor there. 3 Use the dia l to change the pitch from -[...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 69 Mi xdo w n is conduct ed af ter t he rec ordi ng o f all t r acks is c om - pleted. I n mi xdo w n, al l the t ra cks ar e merged i nto a ster eo signa l as t heir volumes a re bala nced. T he work o f f i nish ing a t ra ck by w rit ing t hat mi xdo w n signal t o a mast er re corder is ca lled “ma s - teri n g. ” The u n [...]

70 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 8 − Mast er ing and CD recor der Checking the master T o check t he recorde d mast er t rack , use t he mast er check mode. Af te r endi ng mi xdo w n mode, pre ss the MIXDOWN/ MASTER ING key agai n to ente r the ma ster che ck mode and op en the M ASTER CH ECK sc reen . The M ASTER CH ECK scre en shows the song title a nd th[...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 71 8 − Mast er ing and CD recor der Step 2: Use th e mastering to ols to make adjus t- ment s Use the Ó / Á cu rsor keys t o select the t abs at t he bot tom of the M ASTER I NG TOOL scre en a nd display t he desir ed tool sc reen . Th e tool tab s include comp ressor (CMP) and a n EQ/no ise shape r (EQ/ NS) ta bs. A single ba[...]

72 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 8 − Mast er ing and CD recor der 2 Pre ss the YES/ENTER key to open the M ASTER I NG TOOL LIBR A R Y screen . 3 Use the Ó / Á cursor keys to sele ct PR ESE T or USER . Depend ing on the se lect ion, eit her the p re set li st or the user set t ing l ist i s sho w n in the upper par t of the screen. PR ESET stores fact ory-p[...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 73 8 − Mast er ing and CD recor der Savi ng compressor set tings ª Use the fo llowi ng proce dur es to save mast er ing to o l com - pres sor set ti ngs as a u ser patch. 1 With the compress or screen open, pre ss the YES/ ENTER key to open the M ASTER I NG TOOL LI BR ARY screen. 2 Use the > cursor key to sele ct SA V E . 3 [...]

74 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 8 − Mast er ing and CD recor der Af te r creat ing a m aste r t rack ( or somet i mes before ), if the recor di ng sta r ted t oo ea rl y or ende d too lat e, y ou ca n tr i m the u nwante d ti me. Y ou can not t ri m the m aste r t rack itself d ur i ng p layback , but since t he mast er t ra ck and its sou rce t ra cks ( 1?[...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 75 8 − Mast er ing and CD recor der Creati ng an audio CD Y ou can c reate a n audio CD by usi ng the 2488neo CD -R W d rive to bu r n the ma ster t r ack to a CD -R /CD -R W d isc. Th re e audio CD cr eation met hods a re available. T ra ck At Onc e (T A O ) bu r ns CD t ra cks one at a t ime, whi le Disc At Onc e (D A O ) bu r[...]

76 T ASCA M 2488n eo 8 − Mast er ing and CD recor der W hen rec ordi ng multiple CD tr ack s at once, yo u ca n set the orde r in wh ich the t rack s are r ecorded . Onc e a CD has be en ma de in t his way , no f u r the r tr acks can b e adde d, as t he CD is autom atical ly fi nal ize d at the end of the ope rat ion. 1 Inser t a blan k CD -R /C[...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 77 8 − Mast er ing and CD recor der 1 0 Use the § and ¶ keys to mov e the cu rsor to the gaps bet ween the songs on the C D . 1 1 Use the dia l to set the t ime i n seconds be tween songs , from 0.0 se conds ( no gap ) throug h 9 .9 seconds i n 0.1 second step s. NOTE Whe n you com e to play back t he disc on a C D player, the[...]

78 T ASCA M 2488n eo 8 − Mast er ing and CD recor der CD E JECT Y ou should use t his f u nction t o open t he disc d r iv e t ray . It is im por ta nt that you do not pres s the CD -R W d rive eject but ton whi le the d rive is oper ational. I f y ou do, it may cause p robl em s in t he oper ation of the 2488neo . W e the re - fore recom mend t [...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 79 As note d in t he sect ion on “ Basic K nowled ge ” (pa ge 1 3 ), the 2488neo ha rd disk i s divided i nto a F AT - 32 par tit ion f or audio f i le ex cha nge, and mult ipl e T ASCAM pa r tition s. Y ou can refor mat the e nti re ha rd disk or i ndividu al pa r tition s. CAUTION Ref ormat ting era ses all th e data on the [...]

80 T AS CAM 2488n eo 9 − Re forma t ti ng Reformatting T ASC AM par titions In a ddit ion to form att ing t he enti re ha rd di sk as desc r ibed above, y ou c an also for mat i ndiv idual T ASCAM pa r tit ions. CAUTION Whe n you per fo rm this op eration , all data on t he sele ct ed par titio n is des troyed . This op eration c annot be un done[...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 81 See “ Use wit h a per sonal comput er ” on pa ge 8 f or cond i- tions r egard ing t he con nect ion o f a c omputer . The 2488neo ca n imp or t and exp or t the fo llowi ng f ile t yp es. W A V files W hen the 2488neo i mpor t s a W A V f ile, the f i le is f ir st store d on the F AT par tit ion bef ore you impor t it to a[...]

82 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 1 0 − F i le i mpor t / e xpor t W hen i mpor ti ng mono W A V f iles f rom a com puter, they ar e f ir st store d on the F A T pa r tit ion ( se e “ Hard d isk and parti tio ns ” on page 1 3 ). 1 With the t ranspor t stopped , connec t the 248 8neo and a computer using USB ( se e “Open ing the USB conne ct ion ” on p[...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 83 1 0 − F i le i mpor t / e xpor t Y ou can al so impo r t Stand ard M I D I Files th roug h the USB con nect ion. F or f u ll det ails on how to u se SMF f i les, see “ SMF playback ” on page 9 5. 1 With the t ranspor t stopped , connec t the 248 8neo and a computer by U SB ( see “O peni ng the USB conne ct ion ” on pa[...]

84 T ASCA M 2 48 8ne o 1 0 − F i le i mpor t / e xpor t USB export ( vi r tual tr ac ks ) Th is is ba sically the rever se o f t he impor t pr ocedu re. First , select a vi r t ua l tr ack and t hen expor t it s content s to the F A T pa r tition before con nect ing t he 2488neo to the com - puter a nd copyi ng the f i le. 1 With the t ranspor t [...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 85 1 0 − F i le i mpor t / e xpor t Impor ting fr om C D ( mono W A V f il es ) The 2488neo ca n only re ad mono W A V for mat f iles f rom the t op-leve l d ire ctor y ( root ) of a dat a d isc with no ot her f iles on t he disc. Files in s ubdi rec tor ies can not be i mpor te d. W hen the se f iles a re im por ted , they a re[...]

86 T ASCA M 2488n eo 1 0 − F i le i mpor t / e xpor t Expor ting to CD ( virtual tra ck s ) Y ou can conver t v ir t ua l tr ack s to W A V f iles a nd expor t the m to a CD -R /CD-R W d isc. E ven if t he song is record ed at 24 -bit resolution, you can expor t 1 6 -bit W A V f iles. 1 Inser t a blan k CD -R or CD - R W i nto the CD - R W dr ive[...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 87 Y ou can u se the 2488neo ’ s CD -R W d r iv e to ba ck up y ou r work to disc. Y ou ca n either us e CD-R me dia ( cheap er, bu t you can only u se it once ) or CD -R W med ia ( slightly more expe nsiv e, but you can er ase a nd reuse it ma ny ti mes ). NOTE The o peratio ns all de al with song s on the cu rre ntly- sele ct [...]

88 T AS CAM 2488n eo 1 1 − Ba c k up and res tor at ion By usi ng a U SB cable to con nect t he 2488 neo a nd a per - sonal c omputer, i t is po ssib le to ba ck up songs and re store the m to and f rom t he computer’ s disk d r ive . Song dat a th at has be en backed up t his way is not aud io dat a a nd therefore can not be played back on a c[...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 89 1 1 − Ba c k up and res tor at ion Backing up If you do not unde rst and t he 2488 neo ’ s disk a r ra ngement, you sho u ld read “Ha rd di sk and pa r tition s” on page 1 3 . Back up to a comput er con nect ed via USB is a t w o -st age proce ss. T he f ir st stage is c opyi ng the song dat a f rom a T A SC A M pa r ti[...]

90 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 1 1 − Ba c k up and res tor at ion Th is is ba sically the rever se o f t he back up proce ss. The a rchived song dat a is copied f rom t he computer onto t he 2488neo ’ s F AT par t ition a nd from t here onto a TASC A M pa r tit ion. 1 With the t ranspor t stopped , connec t the 248 8neo and a computer using USB ( se e ?[...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 91 The 2488neo ha s temp o cont rol fu nct ions that i nclude a temp o map a nd a metr onome. F u r the r more, it suppor t s ma ny MI D I f u nctions i ncludi ng synch ron iz ation with exte r nal dev ices th roug h MTC a nd MI DI C lock, SM F playback, M MC remote cont rol, and cont rol ov e r the 2488n eo ’ s mi xer/ effec t [...]

92 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 1 2 − T empo and MID I Use the CLICK key abov e t he t ra nspor t keys to t u r n met ro - nome out put O N a nd OFF . W hen ON, i t ope rate s accord ing to t he sel ec ted met ronome mode. ª In FREE mode A click is output a ccordi ng to t he temp o and ti me sign atu re set on t he FR EE MET R ONOME sc reen. T he CLICK ind[...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 93 1 2 − T empo and MID I Ti me signature setting Y ou must set t he ti me si g nat u re set ti ng for a song to dis - play bars a nd beat s accu rat ely dur ing playback. Music in t he 4/ 4 t ime sign at ur e is com mon w orldwide, but music in t r ipl e met er ( e.g . 3/ 4) , duple meter ( e.g. 2/ 4), and odd-met er s ( e.g. 5[...]

94 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 1 2 − T empo and MID I MIDI sync hronization The 2488neo ca n sy nchr oni ze to ext er nal M IDI Time Cod e (M TC) or can gene rate M TC in orde r to sy nch roni ze othe r MI DI devices. Ot her dev ices may be sequ encer s or D A W s which ar e enabled for MTC.In a ddit ion it is capabl e of generat ing MI DI Clock comm ands [...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 95 1 2 − T empo and MID I The St and ard M I D I File ( SMF ) format i s used t o ex cha nge MI DI song dat a bet ween seq uencer s, in c ludi ng seque ncer soft war e, and othe r MI DI devices. F ollo w t he proced ure s explaine d in “ U SB imp or t ( SM F f iles )” on page 83 to t ra nsfer an SM F f ile f rom a con necte [...]

96 T ASCA M 2488n eo 1 2 − T empo and MID I MIDI remote control From the SY NC/M IDI menu , th is R EMOTE option al lo ws the set t ing of a numbe r o f pa ra meter s con necte d with remote c ontrol of the 2488neo . MI DI messages c an be u sed for remote cont rol o f t he 2488n eo ’ s mi xer , effect s and re corder. ª MMC MODE Sets t he t r[...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 97 1 3 − Gener al preferences The re ar e f ou r sets of gener al preference s that you can m ake i n order to cu stom ize t he 2488neo to your worki ng st yl e. Access al l of these t hroug h the PREF ER ENCE menu. Globa l preferences The se all af fect t he o veral l oper ation of the 2488neo . ª K ey sense time Some of the k[...]

98 T ASCA M 2488n eo 1 3 − Gener al preferences The se preference s affec t the rec order ope rat ion: The re ar e only t wo para meter s here, u sed to cha nge the pre -roll and po st-ro ll t ime s o f the aut o punch ope rat ion ( s ee “ Auto punch op erat ions” on page 5 5 ). Recorder preferences User words W hen t itling songs , mark s, v[...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 99 1 4 − Spe cif ica tions, et c . (for Bounce) 2 2 2 Pan Level Level Output Select Mic Multi/ EFFECT SENDS /2 SEND1 EFF STEREO DIGITAL OUT Level Metronome SUBMIX Level Level Level Pan Pan Pan Output Select SELECT SRC REC Mic Multi/ Off Post Pre Off Post Pre Off Post Pre ) x24 Track Mixer( Input1..8 Bounce No Input Meter On Solo[...]

1 00 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 1 4 − Spe cif ica tions, et c . Le vel d iagr am[...]

T ASCAM 2488 ne o 101 1 4 − Spe cif ica tions, et c . Audi o connections MIC/LIN E inpu ts (A t o D) Com bine d XLR- 1 / 4" TRS conn ector XLR Inpu t impe danc e : 2 k Ω Inpu t level: – 5 7 dB u (MIC) to – 1 0 dBu ( LINE ) Nom inal in put level: – 1 0 dBu Ma xi mum inp ut level: +6 dBu 1 / 4” TRS Inpu t impe danc e : 8 k Ω Inpu t[...]

10 2 T ASCA M 2488n eo 1 4 − Spe cif ica tions, et c . T ota l Har monic In puts at Ma x, INPUTS A to H STEREO/EFFECT SEND/MO NITOR : < 0.0 1 % (trim at m in. ) Dis t or tio n 20kL PF Ph ys ical specif icati ons , etc. Dim ensi ons (w x d x h) 545 x 355 x 1 45 (mm) , 2 1 .5 x 1 4 x 5. 7 (in. ) Weight 8 kg ( 1 7 .6 lbs) Power requ ireme nts USA[...]

1 5 − A ppend i x T ASCAM 2488 ne o 10 3 Multiband compress ª Preset nam e Description Bas ic CD Mas tering G ood for ba sic CD ma stering POP Ma k e s the soun d quali ty mo re show y , br inging o ut low fre que ncie s and es pec ially emp hasiz ing hig h frequ enci es POP Ro ck1 Whi le mak ing the s ound qu alit y more s how y , th is also b [...]

10 4 T ASCA M 2 48 8ne o The Ba n k Select cont roller is use d with cha n nel 1 5 to choose wh ich group of eight chan nels or input s are a ffect- ed. It is t herefore necess ar y to se nd a MI DI message of B E 00 X X ( where X X select s the g roup of ei g ht chan nels or input s ) before sendi ng the C ontrol Cha nge message s on the approp ri[...]

1 5 − A ppend i x T ASCAM 2488 ne o 10 5 Effect parame ter change MIDI messages Use the fo llowi ng MI DI chan nels to send me ssages to t he 2488neo effects ( see “ Effects“ on page 39 ): Cha n nels 1 th rough 8 a re u sed for mic effect s. The Ba nk Select cont roller is use d with cha n nel 1 4 to choo se which g roup o f eight cha n nels [...]

1 5 − A ppend i x 1 06 T ASCAM 2488 ne o Ef fec t NRPN Pa rame te r Va lu e s Com pres sor (CMP) 00 0 0 T hreshold 0 – 1 0 0 = – 40. 0, – 39 .6, –39.2, –38.8, – 38.4 , – 38.0 , – 3 7 .6, –37 .2, –36.8, – 36.4 , – 36.0, –35.6, –35.2, –34.8, –3 4 .4 , – 34. 0, –3 3. 6, – 33.2 , – 32.8 , – 32 .4, –32 .0, ?[...]

1 5 − A ppend i x T ASCAM 2488 ne o 107 S tereo dynami c s processor The d yn am ics proces sor in ser ted at t he ste reo ma ster bu s can b e either a comp ressor or a n expande r . Use M IDI chan - nel 9 to cont rol this p roces sor . Ef fec t NRPN Pa rame te r Va lu e s Com pres sor (CMP) 00 0 0 T hreshold 0 – 32 = –32 – 0 dB 00 01 Rati[...]

1 5 − A ppend i x 1 08 T AS CAM 2488n eo Ef fec t NRPN Pa rame te r Va lu e s Pitch Shi f t er ( PIT) 00 0 0 P itc h 0 – 1 2 – 2 4 = – 1 2 – 0 – + 1 2 00 01 Fine 0 – 50 – 1 0 0 = – 50 – 0 – +50 00 02 FB De lay 0 – 500 = 0 – 5 00 (msec) 00 0 3 Feed back 0 – 1 0 0 = 0 – 1 0 0 00 0 4 L evel 0 – 1 27 = 0 – 1 27 Fla nge[...]

1 5 − A ppend i x T ASCAM 2488 ne o 10 9 Ef fec t chain # Ef fec t NRPN Pa rame te r Va lu e s 2 Dis t or tio n (DST ) 00 0 5 D is tor ti o n 0 – 1 0 0 = 0 – 1 0 0 00 0 6 T one 0 – 1 00 = 0 – 100 00 07 Leve l 0 – 1 0 0 = 0 – 1 0 0 00 0 8 (re s er ve d) 00 0 9 Swit ch 0, 1 = Of f, On Ov erd ri ve (O D) 00 0 5 Dr ive 0 – 1 00 = 0 – [...]

1 5 − A ppend i x 11 0 T ASCAM 248 8ne o Ef fec t chain # Effe ct N RPN Para me ter Va l u e s 4 Fla nger (FLG) 00 1 5 Speed 0 – 1 0 0 = 0 – 1 0 0 00 1 6 Depth 0 – 1 0 0 = 0 – 1 0 0 00 1 7 Resonance 0 – 100 = 0 – 1 0 0 00 1 8 Mix Level 0 – 1 0 0 = 0 – 1 0 0 00 1 9 Swit ch 0, 1 = Of f, On Phas er (PHA) 00 1 5 Speed 1 – 1 0 0 = 0.[...]

1 5 − A ppend i x T ASCAM 2488 ne o 111 Ef fec t chain # Effe ct N RPN Para me ter Va l u e s 4 Wah ( W AH) 00 1 5 Attack 1 – 1 0 0 = 0. 1 – 1 0.0 (Hz) 00 1 6 Sense 0 – 1 00 = 0 – 100 00 1 7 (re s er ve d) 00 1 8 (re s er ve d) 00 1 9 Swit ch 0, 1 = Of f, On 5 De lay (DL Y ) 00 20 Time 0 – 1 00 0 = 0 - 1 0 0 0 ( ms) 00 21 Feedback 0 –[...]

1 5 − A ppend i x 1 1 2 T ASCAM 2488 ne o Program Change Name shown on disp la y Effect component 0 VOC A L -CO MP Comp resso r (CMP) 1 DE-E SSER De-e sse r (DSR) 2 V O C A L- E X C E x ci ter (E X C) 3 VOC AL -NSP Nois e Suppre sso r (NSP) Preset m ic effect s Preset s tereo dynami cs ef fects Program Change Name shown on disp la y Effect compon[...]

1 5 − A ppend i x T ASCAM 2488 ne o 11 3 The t y pe s here a re : R EV : Reverb DL Y : Delay CHO: Chor us PIT : Pitch sh if t FLG: Fla nger PHA: Phas er GR V : G ate and rever b Program Change Name shown on di sp lay T ype of ef fec t 0 REVERB RE V 1 D E L AY D LY 2 CHORUS CHO 3 PIT CH SHIF T PIT 4 FL A NGER F LG 5 PHAS ER PHA 6 GA TE+ RE VERB GR[...]

TE A C [Dig ital Port astud io ) ] D A TE : 28 Febru ar y : 200 4 Model: 2 4 88neo MI DI Implemen tation C hart V er sion : 1 .0 Function Tr a n s m i t t e d Reco gnized Remark s Basic De fault Channel Changed 1 -16 x 1 -16 1 -16 Mode Default Messa ges A lte re d x x ********** Mod e 3 x No te Num ber T r ue Voice 0 — 1 27 ********** 0 — 1 27 [...]

Bit - map arr ay of MMC commands By te B it7 Bit6 (40 H) Bit5 (20 H) Bit 4 ( 10H) Bit3 (0 8H) Bit 2 (04H) B it1 (02 H) Bit0 (01 H) c0 – 0 (0 6) RECORD STROBE (05) RE WIND (0 4) FA S T FORWARD (03) DEFER RED P L AY (0 2) P L AY ( 0 1) STO P (00 ) res er ve d c1 – 0 (0 D) MMC R ESET (0C) COMMAND ERROR R ESET (0B) CHASE (0A) EJ ECT (09) PA U S E ([...]

By te B it7 Bit6 (40 H) Bit5 (20 H) Bit 4 ( 10H) Bit3 (0 8H) Bit 2 (04H) B it1 (02 H) Bit0 (01 H) r0 – 0 (0 6) G E N E R AT O R TIMECODE (05) LO CK DEV IA TION (0 4) ACT UA L OF FSE T (03) REQUES TED OF FSE T (0 2) SELECT ED MA STER CODE ( 0 1) SELECT ED TIMECODE (00 ) res er ve d r1 – 0 (0 D) GP5 (0C) G P4 (0B) GP3 (0A) GP2 (09) G P1 (08) GP 0[...]

No. Message M eaning Ac tion 1 Cann ot do this whe n not st opped. St op the tra nspo r t . Pres s [ EXIT ]. Th e hard dis k is bein g acce sse d for playba ck or rec ording, so th e sele cted actio n cann ot be pe r forme d. Pres s NO /E XIT , stop the tran spor t a nd retr y the op eration. 2 Cann ot find digital input . Che ck your system set-up[...]

No. Message M eaning Ac tion 9 Impo r t file n ot found. Use USB OPEN to impo r t file. Pres s [ EXIT ]. Th e file s elec ted (back up fil e, W AV file for impo r t , or S MF ) is not availab le. Pres s NO /E XIT , use th e USB OPEN fun ction to transfer th e appro priate fi le to the F A T pa rti - tion a nd then tr y im por ting a gain. 10 Invali[...]

No. Message M eaning Ac tion 18 No trac ks have bee n arm ed. Ar m at lea st one track. Pres s [ EXIT ]. Before a n auto-pun ch ope ration, you mus t have at lea st one a rme d track. Pres s NO /E XIT an d press th e REC key of at lea st one tra ck on wh ich you wil l be reco rding (once a trac k has be en ar med in au to-punc h, the trac k armi ng[...]

No. Message M eaning Ac tion 27 Tim e bet ween IN and O UT is too shor t . Re-set the po ints. Pres s [ EXIT ]. Rep eat play back or a uto-punc h oper ations ca nnot be ca rri ed out b ecau se the time b etwe en the IN a nd OUT lo cate mar kers is too sho r t . Pres s NO /E XIT , and re -enter o r edit th e IN and OUT p oints so that th e time bet [...]

No. Message M eaning Ac tion 35 No CD di vid e mar kers have bee n set. Use INSERT M ARK. Pres s [ EXIT ]. Th ere are no m arks set fo r the LIVE W RITER to div ide the s ong into CD tracks Mar ks can b e set whe n the tran spor t is stoppe d, during p laybac k, and even d uring reco rding by sim ply pre ssi ng the INSERT key . Whe n usin g the LIV[...]

No. Question A nswe r 1 Is it po ssib le back-up multip le song s on the sam e disc? No, it is not. Onl y a sing le song c an be ba cked up on o ne disc. 2 How do I ma ke the unit re cord MID I data ? This un it ca nnot reco rd MIDI data . However , you ca n copy an SM F ( sta ndard M IDI fil e) from a com puter by USB an d play it bac k ( se e “[...]

No. Question A nswe r 12 I con nected th e unit w ith a USB ca ble to a com puter , but th e compu ter doe s not reco gnize it. Y o u must tur n the USB f unctio n ON in ord er to make it pos sibl e for a com puter to reco gnize the 2 488 neo co nnec ted by USB. Press the MEN U ke y , se lec t “DISK” a nd pre ss the YES/EN TER key . The n, sel [...]

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